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Mental Health Help-Seeking Experience and Attitudes in Latina/o American, Asian American, Black American, and White American College Students
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Kam, Brandt; Mendoza, Hadrian; Masuda, Akihiko – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2019
The present study examined the direct and indirect experience of mental health help-seeking, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and psychological health in Latina/o American, Asian American, Black American and White American college students. Participants (mean age = 20.48 years) were 74 Latina/o American (81% women), 307 Black American (91%…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Help Seeking, Student Attitudes, Hispanic American Students
Help-Seeking Stigma in Asian American College Women: The Role of Disordered Eating Cognitions and Psychological Inflexibility
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Masuda, Akihiko; Goodnight, Bradly L.; Ng, Stacey Y.; Ward Schaefer, L.; Tully, Erin C.; Chan, Wing Yi; Drake, Chad E. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2017
Help-seeking stigma is considered a major obstacle to seeking professional psychological services in Asian American college women. Informed in part by objectification theory and the psychological flexibility model of behavior change, the present cross-sectional study examines the role of disordered eating cognition and psychological inflexibility…
Descriptors: College Students, Asian American Students, Females, Help Seeking
Mental Health Stigma and Self-Concealment as Predictors of Help-Seeking Attitudes among Latina/o College Students in the United States
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Mendoza, Hadrian; Masuda, Akihiko; Swartout, Kevin M. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2015
The study examined whether mental health stigma and self-concealment are uniquely related to various dimensions of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological services (i.e., help-seeking attitudes) in Latina/o college students. Data from 129 Latina/o undergraduates (76% female) were used in the analysis. Results revealed that mental…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Social Bias, Help Seeking, Health Services
Disordered Eating Cognitions as Predictors of Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Services
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Dotson, Keri B.; Masuda, Akihiko; Cohen, Lindsey L. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2011
The present study investigated whether young adults' disordered eating cognitions predicted attitudes toward seeking professional psychological services. Two hundred and eighty three 18- to 24-year-old undergraduate students completed a survey package that included measures of disordered eating cognitions and help-seeking attitudes. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Young Adults, Help Seeking, Attitudes
Mental Health Stigma, Self-Concealment, and Help-Seeking Attitudes among Asian American and European American College Students with No Help-Seeking Experience
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Masuda, Akihiko; Boone, Matthew S. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2011
The present study examined whether mental health stigma (i.e., negative attitudes toward people with a psychological disorder) and self-concealment are unique predictors of help-seeking attitudes in Asian American and European American college students with no history of seeking professional psychological services. The Asian American group had…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, College Students, Negative Attitudes, Mental Health
Comparing Japanese International College Students' and U.S. College Students' Mental-Health-Related Stigmatizing Attitudes
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Masuda, Akihiko; Hayes, Steven C.; Twohig, Michael P.; Lillis, Jason; Fletcher, Lindsay B.; Gloster, Andrew T. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2009
This study examined differences between Japanese international college students and U. S. college students on stigma toward people with psychological disorders, stigma tolerance in help seeking, and self-concealment. Japanese international students had greater stigma toward individuals with psychological disorders than did their U.S. counterparts.…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Help Seeking, Psychology
Help-Seeking Experiences and Attitudes among African American, Asian American, and European American College Students
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Masuda, Akihiko; Anderson, Page L.; Twohig, Michael P.; Feinstein, Amanda B.; Chou, Ying-Yi; Wendell, Johanna W.; Stormo, Analia R. – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2009
The study examined African American, Asian American, and European American college students' previous direct and indirect experiences of seeking professional psychological services and related attitudes. Survey data were collected from 254 European American, 182 African American and 82 Asian American college students. Results revealed that fewer…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, College Students, Racial Differences, Student Surveys